by design | Oct 4, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill Throughout his life, Herbert Romulus O’Conor earned a reputation as a man of industry, capability and capacity. O’Conor also possessed an impeccable sense of timing, which, in politics, is a gift from God. As with catching the trapeze bar, timing is...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, Rector
By Joe Rector Well, the week’s been one for change. I spent it recovering from the Covid I contracted on a failed trip to see Niagara Falls. The weather remained brutally hot until the rains on Wednesday, and now I need a sweater or long-sleeve shirt to work at...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, Pratt
By Justin Pratt, Clear Springs Baptist Church Senior Pastor There is something powerful about people who keep showing up. They may never make headlines. They may never stand beneath bright lights or receive an award for what they do, but day after day, year after...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, Steely
More Than A Day Away By Mike Steely Burnside begins march to Knoxville South of Burnside’s advance, forces were scouting the mountain roads, earlier taken by Sanders, and reporting back on the route’s “terrible” condition. When word reached Burnside that loyal...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Imagine walking through a parking lot on a hot afternoon and seeing a small child or a dog alone inside a locked car. They appear to be in distress, no adult is nearby, and the inside of the vehicle is getting hotter by the minute. Can you break...
by design | Sep 28, 2026 | Columnist, Ferguson
“ … my party has no message, no agenda, no plans for the future.” Douglas E. Schoen (Democratic political adviser and analyst) By Dr. Jim Ferguson Sometimes you do things, not because you want to, but because it is your responsibility. I had little desire to...
